| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] | 388 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] | 388 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] the | 295 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] on [prep] [art] | 273 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [prep] [art] | 231 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] on to [art] | 171 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] on to [art] | 171 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] [art] | 140 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] on [prep] [art] | 115 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] go on [prep] [art] | 86 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] going on [prep] [art] | 84 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] a | 77 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] on in [art] | 55 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] on in [art] | 55 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] on by [art] | 29 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] on by [art] | 29 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] carry on [prep] [art] | 23 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] on at [art] | 22 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] on at [art] | 22 |
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| 20 | [was/were] passed on [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 21 | [was/were] pass on [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] on with [art] | 20 |
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| 23 | [was/were] carried on [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] on with [art] | 20 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] on for [art] | 18 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] on for [art] | 18 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [to-vb] on [prep] [art] | 16 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] an | 15 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] on as [art] | 13 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] on as [art] | 13 |
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